[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32318-32319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15472]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Petitions for Declaratory Orders

June 9, 1997.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Declaratory Orders.
    b. Docket Nos: DI97-8-000/DI97-9-000.
    c. Date Filed: May 27, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Forest City (P-2660) and West Branch (P-2618).
    f. Location: East Branch of St. Croix River in Washington and 
Aroostook Counties; Maine; and West Branch of St. Croix River in 
Washington, Hancock, and Penobscot Counties, Maine, respectively.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Section 791(a)--
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Matthew D. Manahan, Pierce Atwood, One 
Monument Square, Portland, ME 04101, (207) 791-1100.
    i. FERC Contact: Diane M. Murray, (202) 219-2682.
    j. Comment Date: June 24, 1997.
    k. Description: The existing Forest City Project (No. 2660) 
consists of all United States portions of the following project works:
    (1) Forest City Dam, a 16-foot-high, 500-foot-long earth embankment 
dam containing a gated timber spillway structure 65 feet wide, with 3 
gates and a fish passage facility; (2) a reservoir (East Grant Lake) 
with surface area of 16,070 acres at elevation 434.94 feet m.s.l. and 
storage capacity of 105,300 acre-feet; and (3) other appurtenances.
    The existing West Branch Project (No. 2618) consists of:
    (A) West Grant Lake development: (1) West Grant Lake Dam, earth 
embankment and gravel-filled timber crib structure, 485 feet long and 
13 feet high, containing a gated spillway structure, 77 feet wide with 
5 gates, and a fish passage facility 24 feet wide; (2) a reservoir with 
surface area of 23,825 acres at elevation 301.43 feet m.s.l. and 
storage capacity of 160,000 acre-feet; and other appurtenances.
    (B) Sysladobsis Lake development: (1) Sysladobsis Lake Dam, an 
earth embankment structure, 250 feet long and 5.5 feet high, with a 
concrete cut-off wall and rock masonry downstream face, containing a 
gated spillway structure 23 feet wide with 2 gates, and a fish passage 
facility 7 feet wide; (2) a reservoir with surface area of 5,400 acres 
at elevation 305.62 feet m.s.l., and storage capacity of 25,000 acre-
feet; and (3) other appurtenances.
    The above-referenced reservoirs are located upstream of three 
generating facilities, Grand Falls, Woodland, and Milltown. These 
generating facilities do not require licensing by the Commission.\1\ 
The issue raised in Georgia-Pacific Corporation's petition is whether 
the above-referenced reservoirs are required to be licensed under 
Section 23(b) of the Federal Power Act.
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    \1\ See October 28, 1988, Commission orders (UL89-1-000 Grand 
Falls Hydro Project and UL89-2-000 Woodland Hydro Project), and June 
7, 1990 letter--Milltown Project
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    When a Petition for a Declaratory Order is filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the 
Commission to investigate and determine if the interests of interstate 
or foreign commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission 
also determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any constructure subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    1. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR

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''MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project Number of the 
particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-
named documents must be filed by providing the original and the number 
of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    D2. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-15472 Filed 6-12-97; 8:45 am]
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